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TI’s Newest LDO Linear Voltage Regulator Boasts Sub-25 nA IQ for Power-Sensitive Applications

Texas Instruments’ TPS7A02 low-dropout linear regulator combines ultra-low IQ with fast transient response.

September 23, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

DEF CON 27 Demonstrates Real-World Security Issues for MCUs, Medical Devices, Cars, and More

The recent hacker cavalcade was a chance for security matters to take center stage, both for those defending the integrity of electronics and those challenging it.

August 19, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Maxim Integrated’s Newest Clinical-Grade Sensors Claim High Accuracy and Low Power for Wearables

Maxim claims their newest temperature sensor and heart-rate monitor are "lowest-power" with clinical-grade accuracy.

July 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Bio-Inspired Wearable Fabric Sensor Takes Notes from Octopus Suckers

Researchers from a Korean university have studied octopus to learn how to make better stick-on wearable sensors.

July 19, 2019 by Nidia Trejo

Researchers Combine Wearable Biosensors and Machine Learning to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Researchers have combined wearable biosensors with machine learning to aid in treatment for substance abuse.

July 09, 2019 by Orlando Hoilett

Key Design Building Blocks Falling into Place for Smart Hearables

Low-power components, voice activation platforms and development kits enable designers to create wireless earbuds, hearing aids, and smart headsets operating on small batteries.

June 24, 2019 by Majeed Ahmad

Power Supply Units and the IEC 60601-1 Standard: A New Power Control Assembly from COSEL

What is IEC 60601-1 and how does it relate to medical power supply units?

June 14, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Combating Epilepsy with Wearables and Machine Learning

Biometric-monitoring wearables are common for tracking everyday health—but can they monitor seizures?

June 11, 2019 by Orlando Hoilett

“Extend Beyond Moore’s Law”: Xperi Unveils New Semiconductor Wafer Bonding Technology

Watch out, Moore's Law. Growing demands on memory have pushed semiconductor companies to pack more onto chips.

May 27, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Aidoc’s AI Algorithm Receives FDA Approval for Flagging Pulmonary Embolisms in Radiology

AI in medicine advances as the FDA clears AI workflow to help radiologists flag cases of pulmonary embolism.

May 21, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

New ams Time-to-Digital Converter Aims to Combine High Precision with Small Form Factor

ams has introduced the AS6500, which can provide high-sampling-rate time-to-digital conversion for optical rangefinder systems in automobiles, robots, and drones.

March 10, 2019 by Robert Keim

New Tunable Low-Pass Filter Brings a Compact Alternative to RF Circuits

The HMC882A from Analog Devices is intended for medical, satellite, industrial, and military applications that operate at frequencies below 6.9 GHz.

March 06, 2019 by Robert Keim

ams Announces Optical Sensor with Goal of Bringing Medical-Grade Monitoring to Mobile Devices

The AS7026 from ams brings medical-grade cardiovascular monitoring to mobile devices

February 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

ROHM, Omron, Maxim: A Look at the Biometric-Monitoring Wearables Made by Component Manufacturers

The wearables market is by many measures still in its infancy, but many manufacturers continue to push wearable products into the market. How are component manufacturers involved in the wearable market and what are they currently producing?

February 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Catch Up on Tiny Sensors: Bitty Accelerometer, Gas Sensor, and Biometric Sensor

Check out three tiny sensors for environment sensing and biometric monitoring applications.

January 19, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Lower Power, More Reliable Memory, and More Ambitious Applications: Implantable Tech Roundup

Here's a snapshot of some of the most recent developments in the implantable tech space.

December 26, 2018 by Gary Elinoff

Picking Apart a New Switching Regulator from Analog Devices, the LT8361

This article will take a look at the Analog Devices LT8361, a low IQ switching regulator supporting boost, SEPIC, and inverting topologies.

December 11, 2018 by Steve Arar

New Low-Power, Zero-Drift Operational Amplifier from Texas Instruments, the OPA2333P

This article will take a look at the TI’s OPA2333P which is a micro-power high-precision operational amplifier.

November 29, 2018 by Steve Arar

Texas Instruments Releases Digital Temperature Sensor Family for Medical and Industrial Applications

Texas Instruments today announced a new family of digital temperature sensors, the TMP117x.

October 25, 2018 by Gary Elinoff

Xilinx Hails New Single-chip Microprocessors as the “World’s Highest Performing” for ADAS

The single chip integrates 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 and the dual-core Arm Cortex-R5 based processing system.

3 hours ago by Lisa Boneta

STMicroelectronics Designs Wireless Support for ST8500 Chipset in Smart Meters

The ST8500 PLC chipset allows smart meters to communicate wirelessly through existing power cables or RF waves.

About 20 hours ago by Cabe Atwell

Vishay Introduces Low-profile Commercial Inductors in 1212 Case Size

The three new members of Vishay's IHLP family feature inductances ranging from 0.10 to 3.3 µH and profiles as low as 1.0 mm.

one day ago by Gary Elinoff

Analog Devices Reveals a Low-power PHY Chip for the Industrial Ethernet

The ADIN1300 is a low-latency, single-port Ethernet transceiver for gigabit-speed operation in harsh environments.

2 days ago by Gary Elinoff

ams Unveils Family of Digital Temperature Sensors for Tight Thermal Control

Sized at only 1.5 mm2, members of the AS621x family offer a range of temperature accuracies for design flexibility.

3 days ago by Gary Elinoff

STM32’s LoRaWAN Software Upgraded to Support Latest Firmware Over-the-Air Updates

The I-CUBE-LRWAN Expansion Package allows developers to support the latest firmware updated over the air (FUOTA) specifications from the LoRa Alliance.

3 days ago by Lisa Boneta

GaN Systems and ON Semi Develop Half-Bridge Evaluation Board to Drive GaN Power Switches

The new evaluation board simplifies the process of evaluating gallium nitride-based, half-bridge or full-bridge power supplies.

4 days ago by Gary Elinoff

New AI Secures Public Spaces Using Security Cameras, Drone Surveillance, and Facial Recognition

The ever-advancing field of artificial intelligence is opening new vistas for securing homes and public spaces alike.

November 09, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Flex Power Modules’ New Point-Of-Load Regulator Aims to Pack Power, Save PCB Space

The BMR4615001/001’s input ranges from 4.5 to 14 volts, while its output ranges from 0.6 to 3.3 volts.

November 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Google Launches Open-Source OpenTitan Project for Silicon Root of Trust Chips

Google’s OpenTitan is a collaborative venture with tech companies that offers multi-factor security keys and RoT technology, which will be baked into new chips.

November 08, 2019 by Cabe Atwell

Infineon’s Evaluation Board Built to Anticipate SiC in Motor Drives

The EVAL-M5-E1B1245N-SiC supports the design of industrial drive motor applications of up to 7.5 kW.

November 07, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Wind River Systems Announces New Version of Simics for Stronger Cybersecurity and DevOps

The new version of Simics provides a secure, shared platform aimed to help embedded developers virtually simulate a full target system.

November 06, 2019 by Lisa Boneta

TE’s New Multi-Sensor Module Geared to Push Smart Devices to Market Faster

The pre-engineered module aims to save developers the effort of finding and deploying separate sensing solutions.

November 06, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

New ams Color Sensor Designed to Eliminate Flicker in Rolling Shutter Sensors

The highly sensitive flicker sensor is designed to deliver distortion-free images and videos captured on a smartphone camera.

November 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

TI Rolls Out New ADC for Improved Voice Capture in Noisy, Far-field Environments

TI designed the new ADC to capture low-distortion audio recordings from far distances or in noisy environments.

November 05, 2019 by Lisa Boneta

Dialog Semi Releases “World’s Smallest and Most Power Efficient” Bluetooth 5.1 SoC Module for IoT Applications

Dialog Semiconductor today announced a new BLE SoC—one it claims is the smallest and least power-hungry on the market.

November 04, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Reader Question: How Do You Use Modules and Modular Design?

Are modules a convenient timesaver? Or a harbinger of changes to how modern engineers design?

November 02, 2019 by Kate Smith

Altium Claims Title of First Cloud-based Platform for eCAD Component Management

Concord Pro allows each player in the design process to share up-to-date component information.

November 01, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Synopsys’ Die-to-Die PHY IP Speeds Up Cloud Computing SoC Designs

The die-to-die PHY IP enables extra-short reach connectivity in multi-chip modules (MCM) for hyper-scale data centers, AI, and networking applications.

November 01, 2019 by Lisa Boneta

Diodes Incorporated Releases Buck Converter Family Designed to Combat EMI

Diode Incorporated’s 40V, 2.2MHz synchronous buck converters are designed for high efficiency across all loads.

October 31, 2019 by Gary Elinoff